Bourbon is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,683 people and just one neighborhood, Bourbon is the 262nd largest community in Indiana.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bourbon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.15% of the Bourbon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bourbon is a town of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bourbon who work in teaching (10.11%), food service (9.27%), and office and administrative support (7.22%).
Also of interest is that Bourbon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
As is often the case in a small town, Bourbon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Bourbon citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.45% of adults in Bourbon have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bourbon in 2022 was $27,998, which is middle income relative to Indiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,992 for a family of four. However, Bourbon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bourbon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bourbon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bourbon include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in Bourbon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Bourbon, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
If your dream is to be able to ride your bike to work each day, look no further than this unique neighborhood. With 6.0% of residents in the neighborhood commuting on a bicycle to and from work daily, this neighborhood has more bicycle commuters than 98.8% of all neighborhoods in the U.S., according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis.
The neighborhood stands out within Indiana for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 7.0% of college-friendly places to live in IN.
Significantly, 8.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Bourbon are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 47.0% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 7.6% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 56.9% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 35.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.8%), and 15.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.5% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (8.1%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Bourbon, IN, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (24.7%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (4.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (2.1%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (71.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (14.0%) and 6.0% of residents also bicycle for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.